phonics
Use Phonics in a sentence
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phonics (ˈfɒnɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an obsolete name for acoustics |
| 2. | a method of teaching people to read by training them to associate letters with their phonetic values |
| 'phonic | |
| —adj | |
| 'phonically | |
| —adv | |
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Phonics
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
phonics
1683, "science of sound," from Gk. phone "sound" (see fame). The meaning "method of teaching reading" is first attested 1908, though the system dates from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
If phonics instruction begins early in kindergarten, it should be completed by the end of first grade.
Centers feature phonics picture cards to also reinforce skills.
The show now features a lot of poppy songs about phonics.
It also gives me an opportunity to teach phonics and spelling.
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